JPH11132650A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To utilize the partitioned part of a cold storage room and a vegetable room by providing a lamp for illuminating at least the vegetable room in the partitioned part. SOLUTION: A partition plate 42 serves as the bottom plate of a cold storage room 14 and constitutes the top plate of a vegetable room 16. A lamp 54 in a partitioned part is disposed slightly in the rear of a partitioner 40, i.e., at the lower front of the partition plate 42. The lamp 54 in the partitioned part is constituted integrally with a vegetable room door switch 48. A cut is made in the partitioner 40 at a part corresponding to the lamp 54 in the partitioned part and a transparent plate 56 for illuminating the cold storage room 14 is disposed at the cut. The lamp 54 in the partitioned part is exposed to the top side of the vegetable room 16. Since the lamp 54 in the partitioned part illuminates the inside of a containing box 58 through a transparent humidity regulation cover 60 when the vegetable room door is opened, the inside can be viewed even in the nighttime.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a recent refrigerator, a so-called vegetable room-centered refrigerator in which a refrigerator room, a vegetable room, and a freezing room are arranged from the top has been proposed.

[0003] In the refrigerator of the vegetable room center type, since the refrigerator room and the vegetable room have the same temperature, it is not necessary to form a partition part for partitioning both rooms with an insulated structure. Therefore, the role of this partition part was the following three.

[0004] The first role is to hold a partition for performing a cold air seal between the cabinet and the gasket of the refrigerator compartment door or the vegetable compartment door, and the second role is to prevent dew condensation at the partition. The third role was to store a pipe, and the third role was to install a door switch that detects the opening and closing of the refrigerator compartment door or the vegetable compartment door.

[0005]

As described above, the partition between the refrigerator compartment and the vegetable compartment plays the above three roles, but has an invalid volume.

[0006] Further, there is a problem that the vegetable room does not have a light inside the cabinet, and it is difficult to see the inside of the vegetable room when it is opened at night.

[0007] Further, since the interior light of the refrigerator compartment is usually installed at the upper part of the rear surface, there is a problem that the front and lower parts of the refrigerator compartment are difficult to see depending on the storage condition of food.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a refrigerator capable of effectively utilizing a partition between a refrigerator compartment and a vegetable compartment.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator in which a refrigerator compartment and a vegetable compartment are provided adjacent to each other via a partition portion, wherein at least the vegetable compartment is provided inside the partition portion. An interior light for illuminating is provided.

A refrigerator according to a second aspect of the present invention is the refrigerator according to the first aspect, wherein a vegetable room door detecting means for detecting opening and closing of a vegetable room door is provided in the partition portion. It lights when the opening of the vegetable room door is detected.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the first aspect, the vegetable compartment is located below the partition, and a lower surface of the partition where the interior light is provided is open. A storage box for vegetables and the like is provided inside the vegetable compartment, and a cover for adjusting humidity is provided on an upper surface of the storage box, and the cover has a light transmitting portion at least in part.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator of the first aspect, a guide portion for guiding cool air toward the interior light is provided on an upper surface of the cover.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the first aspect, a light transmitting portion is provided on the refrigerator compartment side of the partition portion so that the refrigerator compartment can be illuminated by the interior lamp.
The partition unit is provided with a refrigerator compartment door detecting means for detecting the opening and closing of the refrigerator compartment door, the refrigerator light is also lit when the refrigerator compartment door detecting means detects the opening of the refrigerator compartment door. is there.

In the refrigerator according to the first aspect of the present invention, a part of the conventional ineffective volume in the partition can be effectively used by providing the interior light in the partition between the vegetable compartment and the refrigerator compartment.

In the refrigerator according to the second aspect of the present invention, the interior light can be turned on by opening the vegetable compartment door, so that the vegetable can be easily taken out even at night.

In the refrigerator according to the third aspect, the cover functions as a protective cover for the interior light and has a light transmitting portion, so that the inside of the storage box can be evenly illuminated.

According to the refrigerator of the fourth aspect, the cool air is guided to the interior lamp by the guide portion, and the interior lamp can be cooled.

According to the refrigerator of the present invention, even when the door of the refrigerator compartment is opened, the interior light can be turned on to illuminate the lower part of the refrigerator compartment.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a refrigerator 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, a refrigerator 12, a vegetable room 16, an ice making room 18, and a freezing room 20 are arranged in the cabinet 12 of the refrigerator 10 from the upper stage. In addition, a hinged refrigerator compartment door 22 is arranged on the front of the refrigerator compartment 14, and the vegetable compartment 1 is provided.
6, drawer-type doors 24, 26, and 28 are provided on the front surfaces of the ice making room 18 and the freezing room 20, respectively.

A first partition 30 is provided between the refrigerator compartment 16 and the vegetable compartment 16, a second partition 32 is provided between the vegetable compartment 16 and the freezer compartment 20, and the ice making compartment 18 and the freezing compartment 20 are provided. A third partition portion 34 is disposed between them.

Further, a refrigerator interior light 36 for the refrigerator compartment 16 is provided in the upper rear portion of the refrigerator compartment 14. Further, on the back side, a control unit 38 including a control board for controlling the refrigerator 10 is provided.

Next, the structure of the first partition 30 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the cabinet 10 as viewed from the front, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. And
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

The first partitioning section 30 has a bar-shaped partitioning body 40 laid horizontally for partitioning the two compartments at the front of the refrigerator compartment 14 and the front of the vegetable compartment 16, and extends rearward from the partitioning body 40. And a partition plate 42.

The partitioning body 40 has a horizontally disposed dew-prevention pipe 44 for preventing dew condensation therein, and has a refrigerator compartment door switch 46 for detecting the opening and closing of the refrigerator compartment door 22 on the front surface thereof. A vegetable room door switch 48 for detecting the open / close state of the vegetable room door 24 is provided. Refrigerator door switch 46
Is a relay switch that detects that the magnet disposed inside the gasket 50 of the refrigerator compartment door 22 is in the closed state when attracted, and detects that the magnet is in the open state when it is released. The vegetable room door switch 48 also detects the open / closed state of the door using the gasket 52 of the vegetable room door 24.

The partition plate 42 forms the bottom plate of the refrigerator compartment 14 and also forms the ceiling plate of the vegetable compartment 16. And
Slightly behind the partition body 40, that is, below the front part of the partition plate 42, a partition interior light 54 is provided. The partition interior light 54 is integrated with the vegetable compartment door switch 48 (see FIG. 2). A notch is provided in a portion of the partition body 40 corresponding to the partition interior light 54, and a transparent plate 56 for illuminating the refrigerator compartment 14 is arranged in the notch. In addition, the partition interior light 54 has a structure that is exposed on the ceiling side of the vegetable room 16.

Inside the vegetable compartment 16 is provided a storage box 58 which is drawn forward together with the vegetable compartment door 24.
On the upper surface of the storage box 58, a humidity control cover 60 made of a transparent plate for adjusting humidity is provided. The humidity control cover 60 is provided on the ceiling of the vegetable compartment 16,
That is, the storage boxes 58 are arranged in parallel along the partitioning body 40, and when the storage boxes 58 are stored in the vegetable compartment 16,
When the storage box 58 is pulled out forward,
It is configured to remain on the ceiling of the vegetable room 16. A ventilation opening 62 for flowing cool air is provided between the front end of the humidity control cover 60 and the partition body 40.
0 between the rear end of the partition plate 42 and the rear end of the partition plate 42.
(See FIG. 1).

As shown in FIG. 3, a guide projection 66 for guiding cool air is provided at the position of the partition interior light 54 on the upper surface of the humidity control cover 60. This guide projection 66
Is inclined toward the partition interior light 54.

As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of right and left claws 68 protrude from the upper surface of the humidity control cover 60 and engage with mounting holes 70 provided on the lower surface of the partition body 40. Thereby, the humidity control cover 60 is fixed to the partition 42.

Next, the configuration of the electric system will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

The refrigerator compartment light 36, the partition compartment light 54, the refrigerator compartment door switch 46, and the vegetable compartment door switch 48 are connected to the control unit 38, respectively.

The refrigerator compartment light 36 is turned on when the refrigerator compartment door switch 46 detects the open state. Also,
The partition interior light 54 is turned on when at least one of the refrigerator compartment door switch 46 and the vegetable compartment door switch 48 is opened.

When the vegetable compartment door 24 is opened by the compartment compartment light 54, the first compartment 30 having the above-described structure is used.
Since the inside of the storage box 58 is illuminated through the transparent humidity control cover 60, the inside can be viewed even at night.

When the refrigerator compartment door 22 is opened, the refrigerator compartment interior light 36 and the partition interior warehouse light 54 are turned on, and the light of the partition interior warehouse light 54 passes through the transparent plate 56 to the lower portion of the refrigerator compartment 14. To illuminate. Therefore, the inside of the refrigerator compartment 14 has no portion shaded by the light from the refrigerator compartment interior lamp 36 and the light from the partitioning compartment interior lamp 54, and the interior of the refrigerator compartment 14 can be evenly illuminated.

The humidity control cover 60 not only adjusts the humidity of the storage box 58 but also functions as a protective cover because it has a structure that covers the lower part of the partition interior light 54.

As shown by the arrow in FIG.
The guide projection 66 protruding from the storage box 58 guides the cool air that has entered from the ventilation opening 62 through the opening 59 of the flange portion of the storage box 58 to the partition interior light 54 to cool the partition interior light 54. Fulfill. The cool air that has passed through the guide projection 66 is circulated to the vegetable compartment 16 from the ventilation port 64 at the rear.

When the humidity control cover 60 is unnecessary, the claw portion 68 can be easily removed by removing the claw portion 68 from the mounting hole 70. Can be easily replaced.

Since the first partition 30 is effectively used by the partition interior lamp 54, there is no ineffective volume as in the prior art.

The compartment interior light 54 is a vegetable room door switch 48.
Since both parts are integrally formed, both parts can be manufactured at low cost.

The humidity control cover 60 may be partially transparent instead of entirely transparent. Further, the humidity control cover 60 may be partially cut out and a transparent plate may be attached to the cutout. Good.

[0042]

As described above, according to the refrigerator of the first aspect of the present invention, a part of the conventional invalid volume part in the partition part is effectively used by providing the interior light in the partition part between the vegetable compartment and the refrigerator compartment. it can.

In the refrigerator according to the second aspect, the interior light can be turned on by opening the vegetable compartment door, and the vegetable can be easily taken out even at night.

According to the refrigerator of the third aspect, the cover functions as a protective cover for the interior light and has a light transmitting portion, so that the inside of the storage box can be evenly illuminated.

In the refrigerator according to the fourth aspect, the cool air is guided to the interior light by the guide projection, and the interior light can be cooled.

According to the refrigerator of the fifth aspect, even when the door of the refrigerator compartment is opened, the interior light can be turned on to illuminate the lower part of the refrigerator compartment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a refrigerator showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first partition seen from the front.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an electric system of the refrigerator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Refrigerator 14 Refrigerator room 16 Vegetable room 30 1st partition part 38 Control part 40 Partition body 42 Partition plate 46 Refrigerator room door switch 48 Vegetable room door switch 54 Partition part interior light 56 Transparent plate 58 Storage box 60 Humidity control 66 Guide Protrusion

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator in which a refrigerator compartment and a vegetable compartment are provided adjacent to each other via a partition, wherein an interior light for illuminating at least the vegetable compartment is provided inside the partition. refrigerator. 2. A vegetable compartment door detecting means for detecting opening and closing of a vegetable compartment door in the partition portion, wherein the interior light is turned on when the vegetable compartment door detecting device detects the opening of the vegetable compartment door. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The refrigerator as described. 3. The vegetable compartment is located below the partition, the lower surface of the partition where the interior light is provided is open, and a storage box for vegetables or the like is provided inside the vegetable compartment. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a cover for adjusting humidity is provided on an upper surface of the storage box, and the cover has a light transmitting portion in at least a part thereof. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein a guide portion for guiding cool air toward the interior light is provided on an upper surface of the cover. 5. A refrigerating compartment for detecting the opening and closing of a refrigerating compartment door, wherein a light transmitting portion is provided on the refrigerating compartment side of the partition for enabling the refrigerating compartment to be illuminated by the interior lamp. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising door detection means, wherein the interior light is also turned on when the refrigerator door detection means detects the opening of the refrigerator door.